Caribbean vs OECD: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Caribbean
9,528 ha
in 2024
OECD
179,293 ha
in 2024
Caribbean rank
15th
OECD rank
13th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Caribbean
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 179,293 ha against 9,528 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 169,765 ha.
That makes OECD's figure about 18.8 times Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 15th and OECD ranks 13th of 31 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,308 ha | 182,809 ha | 171,501 ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 11,765 ha | 163,820 ha | 152,055 ha | OECD |
| 2010s | 11,279 ha | 111,790 ha | 100,511 ha | OECD |
| 2020s | 12,774 ha | 100,997 ha | 88,223 ha | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Caribbean or OECD?
- OECD, at 179,293 ha against 9,528 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Caribbean and OECD?
- 169,765 ha, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and OECD rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 15th and OECD ranks 13th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.